On the 12th of February 1993, three year old Jamie Bulger went missing from the Bootle Strand Shopping Center in Liverpool. Two days later, his body was found by some railway tracks. Jon Venables and Robert Thompson were captured on CCTV leading the boy away. Although the boys were witnessed by a number of people walking around with the baby, people were unsure what to think or do. Was he just a little brother crying? With details emerging about abduction, people were struck by the thought it could be child killers displayed on their televisions. The cruel and calculated fashion in which the boys tortured Jamie filled a nation with shock, disbelief and anger. They had left his beaten body on the train tracks, believing a passing train would make it look like an accident or it would cover up evidence. On the 20th of February, Venables and Thompson were charged and became the youngest convicted murderers Britain in 250 years.

The story of Ted Bundy is that of a depraved and psychotic serial killer. Between in 1974 and 1978, Ted Bundy was responsible for the murders of at least 30 people, though he had confessed to his lawyer before his execution that the number was over 100. He was considered charming and good-looking and would often present himself as an authority figure or pretend to be in need of help to lure his victims closer before kidnapping them. Details of his killing and interactions with the bodies afterward make for gruesome reading.

The victim of a most heinous crime, Elizabeth Short’s murder has remained unsolved. The grisly fashion in which she was murdered and mutilated and then presented by the killer added to the shock value of the crime. Eager to discover details about the girl's personal life, reporters of the story used disgusting tactics by calling Elizabeth's mother claiming she had won a beauty contest. Her story has lived on and was the basis for a number of books and film adaptations.